24 J. MANNS & CO., Forrest and Hillen Sts., Baltimore, Md. SUPERIOR VEGETABLE SEEDS 



PEAS 



(1 quart to 100 feet 

 of drill; 1 y 2 

 bushels per acre 



') 



Acquisition 



Peas grow best on a light, rich, mellow soil under cool and moist weather conditions. 

 Fresh manure and very rich or wet mucky soil should be avoided 



The extra early varieties are very hardy and should.be planted as soon as the ground 

 can be made ready, while the larger wrinkled varieties, which are not as hardy but 

 of superior quality, may be planted when the soil has become slightly warmed, as the 

 seed will rot if planted too early. 



For private use, sow the seed in double rows, 18 inches apart and 3 inches apart in 

 the row; for market, in single rows 2 to 3 feet apart and 1 inch apart in the rows. 

 The peas will give quicker returns if covered only one inch deep, and where earliness 

 is most important they may be treated this way. Larger pods and greate. quantity 

 will be produced it the seed is planted in trenches three to six inchesdeep and covered 

 with only one to two inches of soil. When the plants are five or six inches high, fill 

 the trench level with the surface. This will result in deep rooting, prevent mildew 

 and prolong the bearing season. If the peas are covered to the full depth at first, or 

 if water is allowed to stand in the trenches the seed will not germinate or grow well. 

 The crop should be gathered as fast as it becomes fit for use, as even a few ripe pods 

 left on the vines tend to retard the development of the young pods and prevent the 

 formation of new ones. 



FIRST EARLY SMOOTH VARIETIES 



Tvi-rci Fciflv AIqcL-ci Vine strong and vigorous, 2 to 2J-6 feet high, o« a 

 £/Xira H,dliy A14&&.4 peculiar light green color, pods 3 to 3*4 inches long, 

 straight and blunt at the end. Is ready for picking 49 to 50 days from planting. Seed 

 round, blue, slightly pitted Matures crop very evenly. Qt., 35c; pk., $2.00; bu., 

 $7.25. 



Por1i<Sr<ip FYtrfl Fdl-lv This su P erb strain is a great favorite with large 

 rcuigicc LAll<J i-iaiiy growers. Equally as early as the choicest stock 

 of Alaska, the peas are much better in flavor. The vines are quite slender, of very 

 quick growth, and average 18 to 24 inches in height. The pods are well filled, and 

 the entire crop can be gathered generally in one picking. Qt., 35c; pk., $2.00; bu., 

 $7.50. 



Fiirlv RirH T ^e ^ est extra ear 'y- ' ar 8 e podded Dwarf now 

 y on the market. VerV desirable for market gar- 



deners and truckers. Seed is practicaly smooth, dark green 

 in color, can be planted as early as the Alaska. Produces a 

 strong, vigorous vine, dwarfed in length. Pods produced in 

 profusion and are long, large, pointed and well filled with 

 good siied peas. Is an excellent cropper. Qt. 40c; pk. $2.50; 

 bu. $9.00. 



Prolific Early Market lg? st t E?* t k&2?\£& 



Early, for which it is a fit companion and close second, as it comes 

 in only lour or five days later. The vines average 24 to 30 inches 

 high and produce pods singly. One picking will take about three- 

 fourths of the crop, and a second picking, which is to be made 

 about three days later, will take the balance. Qt., 35c; pk., 

 $2.00; bu., $7.50. 



Long-Podded Alaska ,Mp P lrTto Northern "arktts, 

 producing a very early crop of large, broad, well-filled, dark green 

 pods. Equally as hardy as Extra Early Alaska and much larger. 

 The vines usually grow three feet high and the crop will remain 

 fresh a long time after picking. Qt., 35c; pk., $2.00; bu., $7.50. 



SECOND EARLY SMOOTH VARIETIES 

 Improved Sugar Marrowfat ™*£J£ 



derfui satisfaction to all who have planted it. It grows about 

 2 feet high, bears enormous handsome pods, which are com- 

 pletely filled with large, deliciously flavored, deep green peas. 

 It is undoubtedly the most productive Pea offered. Qt. 40c; 

 pk. $2.25; bu. $8.00. 



EDIBLE PODDED PEAS 



This is a class of Peas not generally known in this country^ 

 but much used abroad, in which the sweet, brittle and suc- 

 culent pods have none of the tough inner lining found in the 

 ordinary varieties of garden peas. They are used in the same 

 way as snap or string beans. 



Mammoth Melting Sugar J^t^%%"lTe 



6Ugar or edible podded Peas. The vines are of strong, vigorous 

 growth, frequently 4 to 5 feet in length, and the pods come rather 

 late, or about the same time as the Telephone and Stratagem Peas. 

 Broken and boiled like string beans and served with Gutter sauce, 

 they have a luscious flavor. Qt. 60c; pk. $3.75, 



Rniltiriflll Resembling the Alaska in general habit of 

 DUUI1U1U1 growth. Vine 36 inches, foliage gray-green, 

 pods ZY2 inches in length, pointed, gray-green in color. Fit for 

 table use 55 to 57 days from planting; a prolific bearer, making 

 it a valuable variety. Seed blue, medium pitted. Qt., 35c; pk., 

 $2.00; bu., $7.50. 



Early Bird Peas 



